WASHINGTON, DC—Attached please find the press release issued November 4, 2005 by Senator Olympia J. Snowe’s office voicing her disapproval of a decision by the State Department to meet with Mehmet Ali Talat, the self-declared president of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.”

“On behalf of the AHI we strongly congratulate Senator Olympia Snowe for this very important initiative,” said AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis.

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